How Did Indira Gandhi Corrupt
Mangat, Harleen
Eng. 4 Johnston
Research paper
Indira Gandhi- Corruption At Its Finest
In a country that claims democracy, Indians seem to be confused on the definition of the government style. You can not blame the people however, because it is the duty of the people to have faith in their country to do the right thing. Indira Gandhi manipulated the people of India by legitimizing the repression by calling for order in a chaos that she created. Indira Gandhi has made catastrophic changes to India’s political, social, and religious views that still have negative repercussions today because of the authoritarian precedent that she set for India’s political system.
Politically Indira Gandhi is remembered as one of the greatest politicians by India’s upper class, because they were the only ones that benefited from her regime. She was extraordinarily savvy at manipulating the government in her favor. Originally she was elected into the position of Prime Minister because the “syndicates” and corrupt fat cat politicians thought she would be easy to manipulate and the connection to her father would make her a perfect candidate to get elected by the popular vote. However, they greatly under estimated her knowledge of …show more content…
Claiming they had no hand in establishing hate crimes against Sikhs, even though the evidence points against their favor. It allows people of high power to dismiss any evidence against them claiming whatever ground best suits the circumstances. India continues to fail when it comes to protecting the rights of the minorities. They continue to justify their actions at the expense of true justice so as not to admit to any mistakes. They have a strong sense of pride which seems to be one of the country’s biggest downfalls, because they continue to suppress the truth, which only strengthens the denials of the countries wrong
Eng. 4 Johnston
Research paper
Indira Gandhi- Corruption At Its Finest
In a country that claims democracy, Indians seem to be confused on the definition of the government style. You can not blame the people however, because it is the duty of the people to have faith in their country to do the right thing. Indira Gandhi manipulated the people of India by legitimizing the repression by calling for order in a chaos that she created. Indira Gandhi has made catastrophic changes to India’s political, social, and religious views that still have negative repercussions today because of the authoritarian precedent that she set for India’s political system.
Politically Indira Gandhi is remembered as one of the greatest politicians by India’s upper class, because they were the only ones that benefited from her regime. She was extraordinarily savvy at manipulating the government in her favor. Originally she was elected into the position of Prime Minister because the “syndicates” and corrupt fat cat politicians thought she would be easy to manipulate and the connection to her father would make her a perfect candidate to get elected by the popular vote. However, they greatly under estimated her knowledge of …show more content…
Claiming they had no hand in establishing hate crimes against Sikhs, even though the evidence points against their favor. It allows people of high power to dismiss any evidence against them claiming whatever ground best suits the circumstances. India continues to fail when it comes to protecting the rights of the minorities. They continue to justify their actions at the expense of true justice so as not to admit to any mistakes. They have a strong sense of pride which seems to be one of the country’s biggest downfalls, because they continue to suppress the truth, which only strengthens the denials of the countries wrong